by sunnyslideup | sunny slide up
With all of these free gifts flying around, you would think it was somebody’s birthday or something! Oh yea, Happy Birthday to Us – Sunny Slide Up!
Giveaway #4 for our Birthday Month of Giveaways is from Mint Photography!
An 8 X 12 limited edition ready-to-hang canvas gallery wrap
Pemaquid Point Lighthouse
Taken August, 2013 in Bristol, ME
(value: $200)
Mint Photography started as an extension of Mint Marketing Solutions – a small business social media and marketing provider. After hearing from clients that they were tired of overused, high priced stock images, Mint Photography launched as a way to serve commercial and small business owners with unique digital images, prints, fine art or simply fun photos to utilize for various applications. We are also available for special events, head shots, group shots, product shoots, menu items, brochure photos and much more!
www.mintphotosolutions.com & www.flickr.com/MintPhotoTM
One lucky reader will receive this beautiful artwork shipped right to their house!
To enter the giveaway you must leave a comment on this blog post below telling us where you would hang this artwork in your house.
For extra entries, you may do the following, (you must let us know about each in comment below):
Giveaway closes on Monday, October 28th at 11:59pm EST. Winner will be chosen by random draw and announced on the morning of Tuesday, October 29th.
*Winner must provide shipping address and live in the Continental United States*
Disclaimer: We suggested hanging this artwork inside. This is not weather-proof. We just set up an outdoor photo shoot to create a pretty display for you. 🙂
by heather | diy, fun finds
We are having a great time celebrating our birthday month! I thought it would be fun to gather some party supplies to help you plan the perfect birthday party. And the best part – you don’t even have to leave home! These are all FREE PRINTABLES!
Free Printable Party Hats!
Free Printable Happy Birthday Banner!
8×10 Birthday Party Print to Frame!
Birthday Cupcake Toppers Free Printable
Happy Birthday Water Bottle Label Free Printable
Birthday Bubble Sticker Free Printable
Birthday Cake Bunting Free Printable
Now, who’s ready to throw a party? 🙂
by Stella Lancaster | sunny slide up
Hi friends! This year we kicked off our spooky October celebrations early. First, I hand-selected a hoppy cornucopia of pumpkin beer at Whole Foods. That part was easy!!
Next we went to the Trader Joe’s Pumpkin Patch. That’s right!! Where non-secular pumpkins are less than 4 bucks each. Dreamy!
While the gals were elbowing & digging through the pumpkin patch, the guys were at home … playing Grand Theft Auto 5. Sound familiar? Their mission was to round up all sharp objects and power tools … offline. Distracted, they failed miserably.
Pumpkin beer, cutlery and power tools in hand, we each got busy carving up classic, spooky inspirations. We even tried a spin on a nautical octopus carving, courtesy of Coastal Living Magazine via Pinterest.
Viola! We were pumpkined out. But we trekked on!! We saved all the gory guts, discarded teeth and seeds for the next step — spooky pumpkin chili!
I laughed so hard when dear friends asked for the recipe. First we had to make sure we survived the first batch of spooky pumpkin chili. WE DID!
SPOOKY PUMPKIN CHILI
- one large pot
- gather all the various beans from your zombie apocalypse stash
- gather all the cans of tomatoes & paste gathering dust in your cabinets
- chop up all of your whithering veggies
- salvaged pumpkin appendages
- 1-2 packages of spicy soy-sage that sat in your car for 24+ hr
- half opened taco seasoning packages
- salt & pepper to taste
- steam all hard veggie + pumpkin appendages
- warm olive oil with any fragrant veggies — such as garlic & onions
- drain & add beans + tomatoes
- sprinkle in taco seasoning
- add remaining chopped mystery veggies
- chop & add soy-sage
- add softened veggie + pumpkin appendages
- add water as needed
- simmer for 1-2 hours
- season as needed
YUMMY!!!!!!! It was the perfect combination of spicy & sweet. If you prefer a real recipe here is good link for inspiration.
This weekend? We are going to hit up the Charleston plantation corn mazes & haunted hayrides. You’ll hear me scream at the top of my lungs from hundreds of miles away.
XOXO
-Stella
